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A review by bookishhill
Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade
5.0
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review!
4.75/5 ⭐️s
Fat main characters. That was 95% of my excitement for this book going into it, but by the time I finished, it seemed like such a small selling point compared to the rest of the story (because it’s just that good).
Maria and Peter feel immediate sparks when they meet, and it’s only a few hours before they’re acting on that attraction. After spending the night together though, Maria leaves without saying goodbye…only to see Peter again when he’s cast as her co-star on Gods of the Gates. The co-star she’ll be filming with…on an isolated island…for six seasons.
I’ve loved Maria and Peter since Spoiler Alert, and I was so excited for their book! I loved that Olivia gave them this back story of lovers turned friends before finally exploring their romance. Their mutual respect and adoration for each other was so evident, and the chemistry was INTENSE. It made the eventual payoff of them finally acting on their feelings all the better.
Olivia’s stories are always very character-driven, so I don’t know why I’m surprised these two characters were so well-developed outside of their romance. Peter and Maria both have skeletons in their closets, and those pasts really drive their choices in this story. What I loved most though is that, despite both being fat, that is never a stand out characteristic. They’re fat. It’s not what drives them as characters. It’s a trait as simple as her blonde hair or his taciturn demeanor. A+++ for that choice, Olivia.
And, in the middle of all of that, we’re still gifted with laugh-out-loud moments with the rest of the Gods of the Gates cast and Maria’s family!
This book is genuinely one of my perfect reads. I laughed, I swooned, I got a little squirmy during the spicy scenes, and I cried (that epilogue!!) I’m sad to say goodbye to this series as a whole, but Maria and Peter’s story was the perfect finale!
Spice: 2.75/5
4.75/5 ⭐️s
Fat main characters. That was 95% of my excitement for this book going into it, but by the time I finished, it seemed like such a small selling point compared to the rest of the story (because it’s just that good).
Maria and Peter feel immediate sparks when they meet, and it’s only a few hours before they’re acting on that attraction. After spending the night together though, Maria leaves without saying goodbye…only to see Peter again when he’s cast as her co-star on Gods of the Gates. The co-star she’ll be filming with…on an isolated island…for six seasons.
I’ve loved Maria and Peter since Spoiler Alert, and I was so excited for their book! I loved that Olivia gave them this back story of lovers turned friends before finally exploring their romance. Their mutual respect and adoration for each other was so evident, and the chemistry was INTENSE. It made the eventual payoff of them finally acting on their feelings all the better.
Olivia’s stories are always very character-driven, so I don’t know why I’m surprised these two characters were so well-developed outside of their romance. Peter and Maria both have skeletons in their closets, and those pasts really drive their choices in this story. What I loved most though is that, despite both being fat, that is never a stand out characteristic. They’re fat. It’s not what drives them as characters. It’s a trait as simple as her blonde hair or his taciturn demeanor. A+++ for that choice, Olivia.
And, in the middle of all of that, we’re still gifted with laugh-out-loud moments with the rest of the Gods of the Gates cast and Maria’s family!
This book is genuinely one of my perfect reads. I laughed, I swooned, I got a little squirmy during the spicy scenes, and I cried (that epilogue!!) I’m sad to say goodbye to this series as a whole, but Maria and Peter’s story was the perfect finale!
Spice: 2.75/5